Table 1:
Comorbidities of patients in this series*
| Category | Specific Comorbidity |
|---|---|
| Traumatic | Motor vehicle crash (3), Pedestrian-versus-automobile accident with skull base fractures, prior gunshot wound (2), prior skateboard accident, fall, head trauma not otherwise specified |
| Ischemic | Prior insular infarct, prior external-carotid-to-internal carotid artery bypass grafting (2) |
| Vasculopathic | Fibromuscular dysplasia |
| Dermatologic | PHACE, facial and retinal hemangiomas, vascular birthmark |
| Hormonal | Growth hormone deficiency with neuromigrational disorder and Moyamoya syndrome, Seckel syndrome (growth hormone deficiency), Majewski type II dwarfism |
| Hematologic | Von Willebrand disease |
| Immunologic | AIDS, congenital immunodeficiency, combined immunodeficiency syndrome with cerebral angiodysplasia |
| Cardiovascular | Congenital aortic stenosis with endocarditis, tricuspid atresia with Fontan procedure, patent ductus arteriosus |
| Neoplastic | Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma |
| Neurologic | Seizure disorder |
| Other syndromic | Tuberous sclerosis (2), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, trisomy 21 with endocarditis, hemiatrophy, mitochondrial disorder with optic atrophy, family history of Marfan syndrome |
Numbers in parentheses indicate comorbidities present in multiple patients. Note that infection is not listed as a comorbidity; however, patients with immunodeficiency syndromes and patients with endocarditis due to an identified underlying risk factor (eg, congenital aortic stenosis) are listed under their primary comorbid condition.